The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, gained 1.57 percent to 80.99 as ethanol advanced. For the day, KiOR (KIOR) plunged 39.24 percent to $0.65 on a going concern warning, while Aemetis (AMTX) jumped 13.16 percent to $0.43. Among other equities, Solazyme (SZYM) rebounded 6.31 percent to $14.65. Overall, advances led […]
In 1970, an oil company launched the first major ad campaign around environmental benefits of a new fuel formulation. Then, a radical shift in gasoline pricing occurred just as those remarkable ads went off the air. What were lessons that industry learned about alternative fuels? How might it be still impacting us today? The Digest […]
Fresh faces and major players among the early leaders as voting gets underway. In Florida, The Digest announced that Cool Planet is now leading in two categories in early-voting for Transformative Technologies 2014. The Colorado-based early stage company is ahead for Conversion technology (liquid) and Transformative biomased material. DuPont continues to lead for Organic Catalyst […]
Altranex process technology biofuels have key features that enable them to meet the growing demand for renewable fuel: As drop-in replacements for existing petroleum-based fuels, Altranex fuels work with existing fueling infrastructure and don’t require any change to engines. Altranex fuels use a variety of waste and virgin biological feedstock. The use of low-cost feedstock […]
Dyadic International, Inc. is a global biotechnology company that uses its patented and proprietary technologies to conduct research, development and commercial activities for the discovery, development, manufacture and sale of products and solutions for the bioenergy, industrial enzyme and biopharmaceutical industries. Rankings 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy: 2013/14, #46 The Situation In their 2013 results, […]
Delayed 2013 results includes going concern statement. Future Khosla financing contingent on milestones. Default looms as soon as April. Financing after August unclear. In Texas, KiOR announced a $347.5M net loss for 2013, and issued a “going concern” statement that focused on its ability to raise future capital to sustain operations and build its next […]
In 1970, an oil company launched the first major ad campaign around environmental benefits of a new fuel formulation. Then, a radical shift in gasoline pricing occurred just as those remarkable ads went off the air. What were lessons that industry learned about alternative fuels? How might it be still impacting us today? The Digest […]
Two years ago, DuPont purchased Danisco and its Genencor unit and added their expertise into a new unit: DuPont Industrial Biosciences. This integration allows us to optimize DuPont’s bioscience technology and commercialization capabilities with Genencor’s biofuel enzyme technology. DuPont is committed to being a part of the solution to develop renewably sourced biofuels. For close […]
Fulcrum design, develop, own and will operate facilities that convert sorted, post-recycled municipal solid waste, or MSW, into ethanol. Fulcrum have entered into long-term, fixed, zero-cost MSW feedstock agreements which will provide us with a significant competitive advantage over companies using alternative feedstocks for the production of biofuel. their proprietary process, built around numerous commercial […]
The Biofuels Digest Index, an index of publicly traded biofuels stocks, was flat at 79.74 despite an advanced biofuels slide. For the day, KiOR (KIOR) lost 6.96 percent to $1.07, while Amyris (AMRS) shed 5.01 percent to $3.98. Among other equities, Ceres (CERE) rebounded 4.22 percent to $0.96. Overall, advances and declines were even for […]
